Cut in oil production, male graduates expect more and the proliferation of unicorns

The world's largest listed oil companies will have to cut production by at least 50 per cent over the next decade if the world is to limit global warming to 1.5 degrees as per the Paris climate accord, influential climate think tank Carbon Tracker has warned. Eoin Burke-Kennedy has the details.

Irish male graduates have higher salary expectations than their female counterparts, according to research by Universum, part of recruitment company IrishJobs. Laura Slattery reports.

The level of "grey market" subletting has risen to 24 per cent of all activity in the central Dublin office rental market, as businesses work out how much space they will need as they plot a return of staff back to the workplace as Covid-19 restrictions continue to ease, according to commercial property firm HWBC. Joe Brennan reports.

Meat-free food company Quorn has launched a film fund that will offer £15,000 (€17,475) to three teams of film-makers from Britain or Ireland to create short documentaries about the future-proofing of food, writes Laura Slattery.

What happens when tech unicorns stop being rare and mythical?

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Dublin ‘grey market’ office subletting rises to 24% amid Covid

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Irish whiskey sector back on track with further success in sight

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Silicon Valley still believes in promise of easy blood tests despite Theranos scandal

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Charlie Taylor, sitting in for Karlin Lillington, argues that the idea of a tech unicorn is fast losing its lustre.

Despite the lesson of Theranos Silicon Valley is still in thrall to the idea of a simple blood test, reports Miles Kruppa.

Eye-tracking technology has a number of applications, but the most impressive of these is helping people with severe motor impairment to be able to interact with computers, writes columnist Chris Horn.

When electric cars first started appearing on Irish roads, the joke was that you'd need a long extension cord if you were planning to drive to Cork, but as Neil Briscoe finds out, things are changing.

Former Virgin Media Television head Pat Kiely talks to Laura Slattery on the Inside Business podcast about his new venture BiggerStage, a television production company that has partnered with US giant Fox to create a talent show format called The Big Deal. The Irish version of The Big Deal is airing now on Virgin. Pat talks about his ambition to put more Irish talent on-screen and develop "non-scripted" formats with global appeal.

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